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Boil them, bake them, fry them, put them in a casserole

Boil them, bake them, fry them, put them in a casserole

Photo courtesy of the NC Sweet Potato Commission

Sweet Potatoes, Winston-Salem, NC

"Well, shut my mouth" cuisine

by Lois Carol Wheatley | January 16, 2012

“Friends have been made and relationships forged over a basket of fried green tomatoes and okra.” That’s your introduction to Sweet Potatoes (well, shut my mouth) Restaurant in the downtown arts district. Owners Stephanie Tyson and Vivian Joiner describe the cuisine as both uptown and down-home, leaving their patrons no choice but to get on down there to see what they mean.

They mean three-cheese macaroni and ham soufflé for lunch, and “build your …


Who knew that light and sound are good for your skin?

Who knew that light and sound are good for your skin?

Photo courtesy of half-life.wikia.com

Michele’s Day Spa, Winston-Salem, NC

Have a blast with new technology

by Lois Carol Wheatley | January 03, 2012

You think it’s not rocket science? Think again. Michele’s Day Spa offers an LED light propulsion treatment that imitates NASA’s technique for wound healing and tissue repair in space. The FDA has approved it for alleviating signs of aging and uneven skin tones, and it involves the combination of amber, red, and infrared LED light to create collagen and elastin. Collagen plumps up the skin and elastin makes it firm and wrinkle-free. The red and …


Lois Deloatch is essentially a jazz singer but with a much wider repertoire

Lois Deloatch is essentially a jazz singer but with a much wider repertoire

Photo courtesy of jazztimes.com

New Year’s Eve in Winston-Salem, NC

Make a resolution to have some fun

by Lois Carol Wheatley | December 14, 2011

Moravians are great for Christmas but not so much for New Year’s. Wake Forest closes down for winter break and so does UNCSA. You’re pretty much on your own to go find a New Year’s Eve party that will ring in the new year, run the old year out of town, and maybe introduce you to some attractions you haven’t seen lately—or ever.

Millennium Center is throwing a New Year’s party with DJ Nick …


The Moravian star is a symbol of Christmas -- and of Winston-Salem

The Moravian star is a symbol of Christmas -- and of Winston-Salem

Photo courtesy of nazarethmoravian.org

Holiday Events, Winston-Salem, NC

Take your pick: kilowatt, or candlelight

by Lois Carol Wheatley | December 04, 2011

Nov. 19-Jan. 1: Tanglewood Festival of Lights, www.tanglewoodpark.org, 336-778-6300.

Dec. 2-11: Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” Main St. Baptist Church, 126 N. Main St., www.kltheatre.com, 336-993-6556.

Dec. 6: Swingle Bells Concert, Old Salem Museum, 600 S. Main St., www.oldsalem.org, 336-721-7300.

Dec. 6: Christmas by Lamplight, Horne Creek Living Historical Farm, 308 Horne Creek Farm Rd., Pilot Mountain, http://www.nchistoricsites.org/horne, 336-325-2298.

Dec. 7, 9-10, 14, …


Take a lot of pictures and tell your friends you've been roughing it

Take a lot of pictures and tell your friends you've been roughing it

Photo courtesy of Pilot Knob Inn

Pilot Knob Inn, Pilot Mountain, NC

You'll be barn again

by Lois Carol Wheatley | November 14, 2011

They used to hang tobacco in these old barns 100 years ago, bundle up big batches of golden leaves and dangle them from massive overhead timbers. Now it’s people who come to get the “cure” from oversized stone fireplaces, whirlpool Jacuzzis or hot tubs, and a mountain view that just goes on forever. Pilot Knob Inn B&B has seven tobacco barn log cabins and five suites situated on the eastern slope of Pilot …


The western end of the state saw little violence until very near the end of the Civil War

The western end of the state saw little violence until very near the end of the Civil War

Photo by Jason Ward

Civil War Historical Markers, Winston-Salem, NC

Events late in the war reached Statesville, Salisbury and Wilkesboro

by Lois Carol Wheatley | November 04, 2011

A North Carolina Civil War Trail marker in Salisbury marks the spot where the Confederacy maintained a detention facility for Union prisoners. Confederate and Union deserters congregated at Fort Hamby in Wilkesboro, and led a local reign of terror. Most significant of Civil War events in this region was Stoneman’s Raid, and a historical marker commemorating that bloody campaign is located in Statesville, at US 64/70 (East Front Street) at Tradd Street.

It was …




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